I bought my first pair of boots here and being around 300 bucks am very disappointed in the service I experienced.
I went here because my father who passed away 20 years ago loved red wing boots. I grew up poor and my dad rented a trailer for $400 in a construction yard when I was a kid. He was a plumber, but believed to in buying the best tools for the job. Every year, he would take me into a red wing store and buy himself a pair of boots for work. I think at that time they cost around $150 which was a lot of money to him.
I moved into the area recently from a warmer climate spending my life mostly in sneakers and wanted to get a pair of boots for the winter. I found the salesperson who helped me (though friendly) to not be very unknowledgeable on the history and fit of the boots. Long story short I bought a pair that was slightly too small. I was never offered any guidance on how they should fit or what I would be using them for. I was just handed a box and told to try them on. I laced them up myself and at the time they felt fine with very thin socks and my feet not being warmed up. As I wore them my small toes began to rub on the outside badly...I'm in pain as I write this review.
Red Wing does take returns but unfortunately I went out of town and when I finally decided to start wearing them went over the 30-day I bought my first pair of boots here and being around 300 bucks am very disappointed in the service I experienced.
I went here because my father who passed away 20 years ago loved red wing boots. I grew up poor and my dad rented a trailer for $400 in a construction yard when I was a kid. He was a plumber, but believed to in buying the best tools for the job. Every year, he would take me into a red wing store and buy himself a pair of boots for work. I think at that time they cost around $150 which was a lot of money to him.
I moved into the area recently from a warmer climate spending my life mostly in sneakers and wanted to get a pair of boots for the winter. I found the salesperson who helped me to not be very knowledgeable on the history and fit of the boots. Long story short I bought a pair that was slightly too small. I was never offered any guidance on how they should fit or what I would be using them for. I was just handed a box and told to try them on. I laced them up myself and at the time they felt fine with very thin socks and my feet not being warmed up. As I wore them my small toes began to rub on the outside badly...I'm in pain as I write this review.
Redwings does take returns but unfortunately I went out of town and when I finally decided to start wearing them went over the 30-day return period.
I feel like if my foot may have been measured and the salesperson helped me pick out the right pair for my type of foot this would have never happened. They are supposed to be the experts, that's why I walked into a red wing store rather than buying online. I've had better service at a foot locker buying a $70 pair of sneakers than when I spent $300 on a pair of boots. I'm baffled why this is the case.
experts, that's why I walked into a red wing store rather than buying online. I've had better service at a foot locker buying a $70 pair of sneakers than when I spent $300 on a pair of boots. I'm baffled why this is the case. read more